Text Description and Transcript of NCYPE Film
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Montage of general views and close ups from creative arts lesson with music and singing plus background noise and interaction.
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Every child is unique and matters; but these youngsters have one thing in common: Epilepsy.
A complex and much misunderstood condition; it makes them among the most challenging – and rewarding – students a teacher can have.
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Interview with David Ford, Chief Executive, National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy.
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Many of the young people here have complex problems; they need a lot of support. The team work in a very committed way to do that and at the same time then whilst it’s hard work it’s very rewarding, great satisfaction.
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General views of creative arts classes.
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There are around 75,000 young people in the UK with epilepsy, here at The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy they receive a complete package of education, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and care for 5 to 25 year olds.
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Piece to camera – Ben Ando with students.
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This may not feel like a classroom, but for these youngsters Creative Arts experiences like these are not just educational but also inspiring – and it’s all done at the students’ own pace.
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Classroom interior general views
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Teacher says Let’s Say Hello to Sebastian...
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Children in Class with whiteboard.
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But more formal education isn’t ignored. The Centre incorporates St Piers School which uses programmes based on the National Curriculum, modified as necessary to meet student needs. Here, classrooms even have specialist chairs for children with muscle control difficulties, and interactive whiteboards...
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Interview with Nick Byford
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We use whiteboards extensively in the school and we’re so pleased with the effect it’s had on the youngsters. We’ve found in a class that the attention span of the students has increased four or five-fold since we’ve had the whiteboards installed.
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A child, Joshua, has his brainwaves tested while playing with his mother
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A big part of the centre’s work is research. The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy has jointly founded with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and the Institute of Child Health Europe’s first professor of childhood epilepsy known as the “Prince of Wales chair for childhood epilepsy.”
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Screenshots of a child's, Joshua, brainwave patterns
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Experts study childrens’ brainwaves for clues to their condition.
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Intervview with Dr. Sarah Aylett, consultant paedriatric neurologist.
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If the child has a seizure while the EEG is running what we might expect to see is a change in that brainwave pattern and see a sudden burst of activity in which we might see spikes and waves on the EEG.
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Child, Isobel, working on a jigsaw puzzle.
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About one in 200 children have epilepsy, but up to 30% of cases are misdiagnosed.
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Interview with Dr. Sarah Aylet.
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We have seen great advances in non invasive techniques of investigation, now the child can have Magnetic Resonance Imaging which gives detailed pictures of the brain structure and we can now identify quite small areas of abnormaility.
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General views, Students on the farm.
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The organisation’s St Piers Further Education College also focuses on vocational work. An onsite working farm offers students another learning experience.
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Interview with Karen Gist.
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Our students actually respond extremely well to animals... they learn to care about them and form bond and relationships wise. They also gain practical skills in looking after the animals and caring for them and also in working with each other.
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Feeding the Pigs.
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Students working on the farm sell eggs and other produce around the Centre – giving them a chance to learn about numeracy, literacy and social interaction in a practical way.
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Interview with David Ford
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Hopefully when people leave here they’ve got much more confidence, many more skills, and understand themselves and other people understand them much better than when they came.
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Horticultural Lab.
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The facilities offered here are comprehensive and designed to help each student grow in confidence and ability.
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Interview with David Ford.
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One parent actually said to me
coming here has given my son his life back!
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Taking plants outside and then a montage of images taken throughout the day of filming.
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The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy – over a hundred years of beating not just the symptoms, but also the stigma of epilepsy.